Month: September 2016

FOTAG needs you! Artists are invited to submit works for the annual Fabulous Picture Show at the Tatham

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Jutta Faulds’ mixed media Mandala 1, one of the artworks already received for this year’s Fabulous Picture Show

THE Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery (FOTAG) are gearing up for the 2016 edition of The Fabulous Picture Show, FOTAG’s major annual fundraising auction and fun event, now in its seventh year. Continue reading →

Find out more about Lorna Peirson’s work at the Tatham Art Gallery

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Lorna Peirson’s Burnt Landscape. This art work is in the permanent collection of the Tatham Art Gallery. Photo: Supplied

THE Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg will be hosting a walkabout of the Lorna Peirson exhibition at 10 am for 10.30 am on Friday, September 16.

Liz Speight, from Howick Arts Society, will be conducting a walkabout of the exhibition which consists of paintings, ceramics and a batik made between 1949 and 2015.

Lorna was an active member of HARTS until her death last year. She was well-known in KwaZulu-Natal as an artist, educator and nature lover.

Safe parking with a car guard is provided. The exhibition closes on Sunday, November 2 at 5 pm.

Inquiries: reena.bhoodram@msunduzi.gov.za  or 033 3922 823.

Clarinettist, Junnan Sun, to perform at the Hilton Arts Festival

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Junnan Sun. Photo: Andreea Tufescu Photography.

CLARINETTIST, Junnan Sun, will be joining ‘Maritzburg pianist, Christopher Duigan, and cellist, Aristide du Plessis, to perform a Beethoven-themed concert at the Hilton Arts Festival, writes TheLuvvie.com’s Estelle Sinkins.

The three musicians will be playing Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Op. 11 at 4 pm on Sunday, September 18 in the Hilton College Chapel as part of the Music Revival series. Continue reading →

Pietermaritzburg City Orchestra to delight Hilton Arts Festival-goers

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If you’re planning to visit the Hilton Arts Festival – which runs from September 16 to September 18 at Hilton College – then make sure you pencil in a date with the wonderful Pietermaritzburg City Orchestra.

These talented musicians will be playing at 11 am and 1 pm on Sunday, September 18 in the Amphitheatre.

Classical music fans can look forward to hearing well-known pieces like Strauss’ Radetsky March and music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, as well as popular tunes from musicals including Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Evita and the television hit, Game of Thrones.

Admission to the concerts is free.

For more information, visit http://www.hiltonfestival.co.za or like the Facebook page: Hilton Arts Festival. Follow the festival on Twitter @HiltonFest or download the free APP Hilton Arts Festival for both Android and IOS.